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 fi·lar·ia /fəˈlæriə, ˈlɛr-/
 絲狀蟲,絲蟲屬

 fi·lar·ia /fəˈlærɪə, ˈlɛr-/ 名詞

 Fi·la·ri·a n.; pl. filariae.  Zool. a small, slender nematode worm of the family Onchocercidae (Filariidae) of many species, parasitic when adult in various animals, including man.  They may live within the blood, or in other bodily fluids, or within tissues or cavities of the body.  Infection with such organisms may be transmitted by blood-sucking arthropods.

 Fi·la·ri·a n.  Zool. a former genus comprised of certain nematodes, now classed as belonging to several genera within the family Onchocercidae.   See Onchocerca and Guinea worm.
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 filaria
      n 1: European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and
           Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small
           fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers
           followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often
           grown for forage [syn: redstem storksbill, alfilaria,
            alfileria, filaree, clocks, pin grass, pin
           clover, Erodium cicutarium]
      2: slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and
         tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting
         insects
      [also: filariiae (pl)]